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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners Create a variable

Posted by Simon Wheler
Simon Wheler
346 Points

Create a variable

Can't get it right. Can someone help me?

variable.py 
'name = "Simon"'

2 Answers

Jeremiah Bushau
Jeremiah Bushau
24,061 Points 
# no need for the ' '

name = "Simon"
ianmckellar
ianmckellar
4,344 Points
ianmckellar
ianmckellar
4,344 Points

Hi Simon,

If you haven't figured it out yet, the reason your code didn't work before was because you were making your entire line of code a string. You need to have your variable store something, in this case its a string of your name.

Cheers!